She also used the opportunity after winning album of the year to pay tribute to Beyonce, who was also nominated for the category.

Beyonce delivers performance, lands awards

Beyonce captured the Grammy Award for best urban contemporary album for "Lemonade."

Her win came soon after the singer, pregnant with twins, performed in an elaborate ode to motherhood. As she took the stage to accept the trophy she acknowledged her family, sitting in the audience.

She went on to use her brief remarks to outline a vision for the world that she says she wants all children to grow up in. That's a world in which all can be allowed to be beautiful, intelligent and capable and to see those qualities reflected in institutions ranging from the NFL to the White House.

"My intention for the film and album is to create a body of work that would give voice to our pain, our struggles, our doubts, and our history, to confront issues that make us uncomfortable," Beyonce said.

"It's important to me to show images to my children that reflect their beauty, so they can grow in a world, where they look in the mirror, first with their own families as well as in the Super Bowl, the Olympics, the White House and the Grammys and see themselves.

"This is something that I want for every child of every race, and I feel that it's vital that we learn from the past and recognize our tendencies to repeat our mistakes."

Bowie receives four awards

The late David Bowie won a Grammy for every one of the four he was nominated for this year.

The rocker won three awards during a pre-telecast ceremony on Sunday that bestowed him with Grammys for best alternative music album, rock performance and engineered album. He then won another during the main event for the rock song "Blackstar."

No one spoke for Bowie during Sunday's broadcast, but saxophonist Donny McCaslin proudly accepted the earlier awards during a pre-telecast ceremony.

McCaslin says Bowie's wins mean a lot for his fans.

"Blackstar" won best alternative music album, rock performance — where Bowie beat Beyonce and Jack White — and engineered album, non-classical, where Bowie won over Prince (Bowie is listed as one of the engineers on "Blackstar.")

Adele won best pop vocal album ("25") and pop solo performance ("Hello") in the pre-telecast ceremony in Los Angeles. Beyonce was also an early winner: She became a 21-time Grammy winner after picking up best music video for the hit "Formation." She lost best music film ("Lemonade") to the Ron Howard-directed "The Beatles: Eight Days A Week The Touring Years."

Her win came moments after the singer captured the best pop solo performance Grammy during a pre-telecast ceremony Sunday in Los Angeles. The album "25" beat out others by Justin Bieber, Ariana Grande, Demi Lovato and Sia.

Best new artist, best rap album

Chance The Rapper won the Grammy for best new artist Sunday, kicking off the main portion of the award ceremony.

It's been a big day for the newcomer, who won a Grammy for rap performance during the non-televised part of the awards ceremony. He is also nominated for best rap album.

His acceptance speech, in which he thanked God and his hometown of Chicago, didn't feature any of the profanity he used during his earlier win, which he called "crazy."

He later won the first award in the live telecast for best new artist. He also won best rap album, besting Drake and Kanye West.

"I didn't think we were gonna get this one," said Chance, who also won best rap performance.

Best country performance

Maren Morris is the winner of the Grammy Award for best country performance for her song "My Church."

Morris, who was also nominated for a best new artist Grammy, won that honor at November's Country Music Awards.

In her acceptance speech, Morris recounted how 11 years ago she was a participant in the first Grammy camp, which teaches young people about the music business.

She said it was the first time she ever flew alone on an airplane.

First-ever nomination winner

Meanwhile, Beyonce's younger sister, critical R&B darling Solange, won her first Grammy for best R&B performance (it was her first-ever nomination).

Drake, who isn't attending the live show, won best rap song and rap/sung performance for the smash hit, "Hotline Bling."

Justin Timberlake's "Can't Stop the Feeling!" — which is nominated for an Oscar — won best song written for visual media. His No.1 hit is from the "Trolls" soundtrack. Lady Antebellum's Hillary Scott won two Grammys in the Christian category for the album she recorded with her family. Scott, who has won seven Grammys with Lady A, cried onstage both times when accepting the wins.

"We've been crying since this project started," her father, Lang Scott, said.

Best new artist, album of the year

Best new artist nominees The Chainsmokers won best dance recording for the pop hit "Don't Let Me Down," while album of the year nominee Sturgill Simpson won best country album for "A Sailor's Guide to Earth."

The country music rebel thanked his wife, who he said told him to quit his job on the railroad years ago and move to Nashville.

Joey + Rory won best roots gospel album for "Hymns," and Rory Feek was emotional onstage as he remembered his wife Joey, who died last year from cancer.

"My wife's dream was to make a hymns album. She didn't have the chance to do it until she'd been diagnosed with stage 4 cancer, so she'd sing in hotel rooms while she did chemotherapy and radiation," said Rory, who added that his wife said if they were nominated he had to attend the Grammys. "She got a big smile on her face and she said, 'Remember, if we win, I'll know before you will."

Not just musicians

Some actors won Grammys, too: Don Cheadle picked up best compilation soundtrack for visual media for "Miles Ahead," where he is credited as a compilation producer, and Carol Burnett won the best spoken word album Grammy.

"The Color Purple" won best musical theater album, giving Jennifer Hudson her second Grammy and earning Tony winner Cynthia Erivo and "Orange Is the New Black" actress Danielle Brooks their first Grammys.

The 2017 Grammy Awards will be hosted by "Late Late Show" host James Corden. Other performers include Kelsea Ballerini, Cynthia Erivo, John Legend, William Bell and Gary Clark Jr.

Beyonce picks up another award

Beyonce is now a 21-time Grammy winner, picking up an award for best music video, while the late David Bowie won an award for his final album, beating out Prince.

Beyonce won for the hit "Formation," but lost best music film ("Lemonade") to the Ron Howard-directed "The Beatles: Eight Days A Week The Touring Years." Bowie won best engineered album, non-classical as one of the engineers listed on "Blackstar," released days after he died of cancer last year.

Justin Timberlake was also an early winner: "Can't Stop the Feeling!" — which is nominated for an Oscar — won best song written for visual media. His No.1 hit is from the "Trolls" soundtrack.

Best gospel roots album

Joey + Rory took the Grammy Award for best gospel roots album, a bittersweet honor after last year's death of Joey Feek.

Feek and her husband, Rory, won for "Hymns,"an album they recorded shortly before she died last March at age 40.

"My wife's dream was to make a hymns album. She didn't have the chance to do it until she'd been diagnosed with stage 4 cancer, so she'd sing in hotel rooms while she did chemotherapy and radiation," Rory Feek said at Sunday's awards ceremony.

When the album was nominated he said his wife made him promise he'd attend the pre-telecast awards ceremony. He says she added with a big smile, "'Remember, if we win, I'll know before you will.'"

Best dance recording

The Chainsmokers is the winner of the Grammy Award for best dance recording.

The DJ duo won for "Don't Let Me Down," one of the most streamed songs on Spotify last year.

The Chainsmokers didn't attend the pre-telecast Grammys ceremony, which happens before top categories are announced during a performance-filled ceremony.

This year's ceremony, hosted by James Corden, airs live on CBS.

Daya, who sings on "Don't Let Me Down," accepted the Grammy on the duo's behalf.